brenda mcduffie

Farm Laborers Wage Board Meets, Recommends Phased In Overtime Threshold The state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board met on the afternoon of Friday, January 28 to take testimony from those crowded out of its three prior sessions, then took a surprise vote to recommend a phased-in lowering of the overtime threshold to 40 hours per week from its current 60 hours per week. With a 2-1 vote, the Board recommended a 10-year ramp to the new threshold, reducing the mark for…